Background
Montague, Joel Gedney was born on July 6, 1932 in New York City. Son of William Pepperrell and Jean Lois (Gedney) Montague.
Montague, Joel Gedney was born on July 6, 1932 in New York City. Son of William Pepperrell and Jean Lois (Gedney) Montague.
Bachelor, Oberlin College, 1956. Master of Arts, Johns Hopkins University, 1960. Master of Science in Public Health, University North Carolina, 1970.
Postgraduate, University Tehran, 1961.
Field representative, mission chief, Cooperative American Relief Everywhere, Iran, Egypt, Tunisia, 1961-1968; regional director, Cooperative American Relief Everywhere, New York City, 1968-1969; regional director, The Population Council, New York City, 1971-1976; deputy director, Project for Strengthening Health Delivery Systems in Control and West Africa, Boston, also Ivory Coast, 1976-1979; regional director, Management Sciences for Health, Boston, 1979-1980; head health and hospitals, Secretariat of His Highness The Aga Khan, Aiglemont, France, 1980-1985; vice president, John Snow Public Health, Boston, 1985-1989; director, American Friends of AICF, Washington, 1990-1992; public health consultant, Wellesley, Massachusetts, since 1990; country representative, John Snow, Cambodia, 1994-1998.
Board directors National Council for International Health, 1993-1996, American Council for Nationalities Services, 1992-1995, United States Committee for Refugees, 1991-1994. Chairman board Partners for Development, 1996-2004, chairman PFD, Combodia, since 2007, With signal corps United States Army, 1956-1958. Fellow Royal Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Married Shahnaz Emami-Nikou, December 16, 1963. Children: Jahan, Maryam.